REGIONALISM OR NOTHING
As a Philosopher, I was thought during my undergraduate days in Political philosophy that, ‘ regionalism is a political ideology that focuses on the interests of a particular region or group of regions, whether traditional or formal. Regionalists aim at increasing their region's influence and political power , either through movements for limited form of autonomy ( decentralization , states' rights , devolution ) or through stronger measures for a greater degree of autonomy ( sovereignty , separatism , independence ). Regionalists often favor loose federations or confederations over a unitary state with a strong central government . Proponents of regionalism usually say that strengthening a region's governing bodies and political powers within a larger country would promote fiscal responsibility , develop a more rational allocation of the region's resources for the benefit of the local populations, increase the efficient implementation of local plans, raise c